Uttarakhand

flowers

Butterfly sighted on a marigold sucking the nectar, a natural process which even though to them is food but leads to pollination.

river · hills

An aerial view of the Himalayan high altitude lake Brahma Taal, Uttarakhand.

school

An early 1990's view of Kumaon, with the Panchachuli peaks as seen from above Munsuyari. Kumaoni school kids race past on their way to school, instructed by a camera crew from the day.

festival · highway

Devotees of Shiva on their way to Haridwar for the annual Kavad Mela. The Kanvar yatra or Kavad Yatra is annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias, to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand…

ceremony · temple

Priest performs various rituals on the occasion of Vaikunth chaturdashi at Kamleshwar Mahadev temple of Srinagar Garhwal. Thousands of couples participate in this ritual hoping to have a child.

ceremony · temple

Thousands of couples participate in this ritual hoping to have a child. Fasting for the entire day and night, couples aspiring for children stand in the temple for the entire night holding a lighted earthen lamp in their hands.

temple · flowers

Devotees celebrating Vaikunth chaturdashi at Shree Kamleshwar mahadev temple of Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

dance · railway

Men perform Pandav Nritya, one of the prominent and folk dance forms of Garhwal in Uttarakhand, India. The Pandav Nritya, which is related to the story of the Mahabharata, has been very popular, particularly in the Garhwal region.

festival · village

The famous Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra commences in Nauti village in Uttarakhand after worship and prayers. Three week long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is one of the world's famous festivals of Uttarakhand in India.

temple · festival

Uttarakhand, the land known for its sanctity and religious fervor, is a cauldron of religious festivity.

temple · festival

Uttarakhand, the land known for its sanctity and religious fervor, is a cauldron of religious festivity.

festival · temple

Uttarakhand, the land known for its sanctity and religious fervor, is a cauldron of religious festivity.

festival · temple

Shri Abhishek Tripati, SDM Champawat performing Ribbon cutting ceremony. At a distance of 45 km from Lohaghat in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand, Devidhura is famous for its Barahi temples.

river · temple

At the beginning of winter, the idol at Gangotri temple is moved down, in a procession, to a lower village temple, near Mukhba.

monsoon · highway

Heavy rainfall and flood on July 16 and 17 resulted in floods that damaged National highway No. 58 in the Uttarakhand.

monsoon · highway

In places like Silli, Agastyamuni and Joshiana, the river bed and the bank is full of debris that the fiercely flooded river brought along with it.

river · monsoon

In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.

river · monsoon

In the aftermath of the Uttarakhand floods of June, villages are still submerged in silt from the river bed. Whole houses that used to be homes for villagers are now nothing but debris.

hills · river

An amazing view of Dodital valley and distant Bakria Khaga pass, from Darva / Darwa Top high above Dodital Lake in Uttarakhand, India. See Rhododendron and Juniper forests at the upper end of the tree line in the Himalaya.

hills · festival

"Raat ka sama jhoome chandrama" performed by a girl from the Rung tribe in Kumaon. People from Rung community have sharp features and are of short height. The people are quite hospitable and simple in their living.

hills · architecture

Two steel truss bridges span a steep mountain gorge in the Ranogi area of Yamuna Valley, Uttarakhand. The bridges are positioned at different heights across the rocky valley, with a white commercial truck crossing the lower structure.

hills · forest

A devotional gathering during Nag Panchami, a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Nag Devta, the revered serpent deity.

hills

A group of trekkers hiking along a narrow mountain trail in the Harsil region of Uttarakhand, India. The team is traversing a grassy, rock-strewn ridge within the Garhwal Himalayas while carrying multi-day expedition backpacks.